Ashes by Maaman Rezaee

Ashes

Feature · Thriller · 104 pages

Status: Spec

After following her mother’s last wishes to take her ashes to her home country, in the middle of a feminist revolution, Mona - An Americanized Iranian woman - discovers a web of family secrets that rewrites her entire past.

Written by Maaman Rezaee

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Mentorship Winner , Slamdance Screenplay Competition 2024

Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival 2024

Second Rounder, Launch Pad Feature Competition 2024

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Maaman Rezaee

Los Angeles, CA

Growing up as a queer woman in a persecuted religious minority in Iran helped Maaman develop a dark sense of humor which she later utilized for a career in filmmaking. She went from being a political prisoner at the age of 17 to becoming a political refugee in the US. After receiving her MFA, she pursued an academic career as a professor of fil...

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This script is a winner at Slamdance, a Finalist for Sundance Development Lab over two years and a Second Rounder at Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition and Launchpad Screenwriting Competition.